Home Middle East Live Issued on: 14/08/2026 - 04:31Modified: 14/08/2026 - 04:34 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during an interview with Fox News outside the White House on July 30, 2026. © Julia Demaree Nikhinson, AP US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened Thursday to subject Iran to economic isolation "like the world has never seen before", adding that new measures are expected next week. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates. Yesterday's key developments: • US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee denounced a siege by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank village of Qusra as a "horrific act of terror". • A spokesman for Iran's military command on Thursday called out US President Donald Trump's "lies and fabrications" after he claimed on social media that Washington had "total control over the Strait of Hormuz". (FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP) Keywords for this article
Middle East live: US threatens Iran with economic isolation like 'never seen before'
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